February 10, 1973

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Vol. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

Neither War nor Peace, January 27-June 15, 1973

• 11. Memorandum of Conversation, Hanoi, February 10, 1973, 3-6:22 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 113, Country Files, Far East, Vietnam Negotiations, Hanoi Memcons, February 10–13, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at the DRV President’s House. Brackets are in the original. Kissinger’s party arrived at Noi Bai airfield at 10:30 a.m. Le Duc Tho then escorted Kissinger to the Government Guest House in Hanoi, where the two men discussed procedural matters. A memorandum of that conversation, February 10, 11:10 a.m.–12 p.m., is ibid.

Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976

Iraq, January 1973-December 1974

• 203. Telegram From the Department of State to Selected Diplomatic Posts, Washington, February 10, 1973, 0055Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, SOC 14 IRAQ. Confidential. Drafted by Cochran (NEA) and cleared by Korn (NEA/ARN). Sent to Vienna, London, Geneva, Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo, Ottawa, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Caracas, Santiago, Montevideo, Bonn, Canberra, Tel Aviv, Baghdad, USUN, and Beirut.

Vol. XXXI, Foreign Economic Policy, 1973-1976

The End of Fixed Exchange Rates, January-March 1973

• 7. Notes of a Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of the Treasury Shultz and the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs (Volcker), February 10, 1973, 7:30 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 56, Office of the Under Secretary of the Treasury, Files of Under Secretary Volcker, 1969–1974, Accession 56–79–15, Box 1, 1973 Devaluation. No classification marking. Shultz, who was in Washington, drafted these notes on his conversation with Volcker, who was in Bonn.

• 8. Notes of a Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of the Treasury Shultz and the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs (Volcker), February 10, 1973, 9:10 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 56, Office of the Under Secretary of the Treasury, Files of Under Secretary Volcker, 1969–1974, Accession 56–79–15, Box 1, 1973 Devaluation. No classification marking. Shultz, who was in Washington, drafted these notes on his conversation with Volcker, who was in Bonn.

• 9. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany, Washington, February 10, 1973, 2358Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 754, Presidential Correspondence 1969–1974, Germany Willy Brandt, 1972. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Bennett and Scowcroft and approved by Wright and Eliot (S/S). Drafts of this telegram that are substantively the same as the version that was sent (with the exception of the two instances noted below) were cleared by Shultz, Haldeman, Ehrlich-man, and Burns. (Ibid.) A March 2 note indicates that Brandt’s February 9 letter to Nixon “was sent out to HAK by wire on Feb. 9, and never went through the system. Shultz did the reply and it was transmitted by General Scowcroft (LDX to State) on Feb. 10.” (Ibid.) Brandt’s letter is in Document 6.

Vol. XLII, Vietnam: The Kissinger-Le Duc Tho Negotiations

Attempting To Implement the Accords, February 1973-December 1973

• 49. Memorandum of Conversation, Hanoi, February 10, 1973, 11:10 a.m.-noon

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 113, Country Files, Far East, Vietnam Negotiations, Hanoi Memcons, February 10–13, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in the Reception Room of the Government Guest House. All brackets are in the original. The tabs are attached but not printed.
  
  Kissinger’s long-planned visit to Hanoi, beginning on February 10 with this meeting and continuing until February 13, included consultations with Le Duc Tho and senior members of the Government of the Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam and the Lao Dong (Communist) Party. Kissinger’s later reflections on this round of meetings noted:
  
  “We had wrung [in the Paris Peace Accords] a tenuous compromise from these ideologues, but it took a greater act of faith than I was capable of to believe that they would abide willingly by an inconclusive outcome. The purpose of my journey to Hanoi in February 1973 was to encourage any tendencies that existed to favor peaceful reconstruction over continued warfare, to stabilize the peace insofar as prospects of American goodwill could do so, and to warn of the serious consequences should these hopes be disappointed.” (Kissinger, Ending the Vietnam War, p. 435)
  
  After the last meeting on February 13, Kissinger wrote: “I left Hanoi with determination [to make the agreement work] rather than optimism [that it would].” (Ibid., p. 451)
  
  Regarding the fate of the Peace Accords, now primarily in the hands of the North Vietnamese and their Southern allies, Kissinger reported to the President:
  
  “They [the North Vietnamese] have two basic choices which I frankly pointed out to them [on February 11]. They can use the Vietnam Agreement as an offensive weapon, nibbling at its edges, pressuring Saigon, confronting us with some hard choices. In this case they would carry out the release of our prisoners and wait till our withdrawals were completed before showing their real colors unambiguously; they would keep their forces in Laos and Cambodia through procrastination of negotiations or straight-forward violations; and launch a big new attack soon. They would calculate that we would not have the domestic base or will to respond.
  
  “Their other option is to basically honor the Agreement and seek their objectives through gradual evolution. They would welcome a more constructive relationship with us, seek our economic assistance and concentrate on reconstruction and building socialism in the north. Their Indochina allies would be told to pursue their objectives by political and psychological means. They would, in short, adhere to a more peaceful course and let the forces of history work their will, at least for a few years.
  
  “The North Vietnamese naturally proclaim the second option as their settled course, but this means nothing. I could not judge from my talks whether their enormous losses, isolation from their allies, and the prospect of [American] aid mean they are ready for a breather. For them the ideal course would be to follow both options at once: violating the Agreement to pursue their objectives and improving relations with us so as to get economic aid. Our essential task is to convince them that they must make a choice between the two.” (Kissinger’s report quoted ibid., pp. 451–452)

• 50. Memorandum of Conversation, Hanoi, February 10, 1973, 3-6:22 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 113, Country Files, Far East, Vietnam Negotiations, Hanoi Memcons, February 10–13, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at the DRV President’s House. All brackets are in the original. The tabs and a map are attached but not printed.

Vol. E-3, Documents on Global Issues, 1973-1976

Drug Control, 1973-1976

• 145. Telegram 644 From the United States Mission to the United Nations at Geneva to the Department of State, New York, February 10, 1973, 1100Z

  The telegram summarized negotiations at the 25th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, SOC 11–5. Limited Official Use. Repeated for information to Buenos Aires, London, and the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York. “Division” refers to the Division on Narcotic Drugs, the section of the UN secretariat that provided support for UN drug control functions.

Vol. E-12, Documents on East and Southeast Asia, 1973-1976

East Asia and Pacific Regional, SEATO, ASEAN

• 1. Memorandum of Conversation, San Clemente, February 10, 1973, 10:05–11:30 a.m., San Clemente, February 10, 1973, 10:05-11:30 a.m.

  Agnew briefed the President on his recently completed trip to Southeast Asia.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1026, Presidential/HAK Memcons, January–March 1973. Secret. A transcript version of this conversation is ibid. Nixon’s talking points for the meeting, which he received under a February 9 memorandum from Scowcroft, are ibid., Box 952, VIP Visits, Vice-President’s SEA Visit, 1/28–2/10/73 [3 of 3]. Nixon saw a memorandum, February 9, from Agnew, which is the written report of the trip. (Ibid., [2 of 3])

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Roll WHPO-E0204 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0204-04-06, President Nixon and Pat Nixon. President Nixon greeting chefs and standing at the El Adobe Mexican Restaurant with Roy O'Campo and wife. 2/10/1973, San Juan Capistrano, California El Adobe Restaurant. President Nixon, Pat Nixon Mr. & Mrs. Roy O'Campo.

Roll WHPO-E0223 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0223-, Far East Tour. Henry Kissinger arriving at the airport, attending meetings, speaking to the press, and reviewing troops before boarding a plane. 2/10/1973, Laos airport tarmac, unidentified room. Henry Kissinger, unidentified officials, press corps members, troops.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0223-26, Far East Tour. Henry Kissinger arriving at the airport, attending meetings, speaking to the press, and reviewing troops before boarding a plane. 2/10/1973, Laos airport tarmac, unidentified room.

Roll WHPO-E0225 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0225-19-27, Far East Tour. Kissinger in a meeting with Laotian officials and others. 2/10/1973, Laos unidentified room. Kissinger, Laotian officials, Americans, press corps members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0225-28-36, Far East Tour. Kissinger speaking to the press prior to departure. 2/10/1973, Laos airport tarmac. Kissinger, Laotian officials, Americans, press corps members.

Roll WHPO-E0226 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0226-02-05, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger seated with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong during a meeting with many officials seated listening. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam unidentified sites. Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, unidentified officials, press corps reporters and photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0226-03A, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger seated with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong during a meeting with many officials seated listening. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam large ballroom area. Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, unidentified officials, press corps reporters and photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0226-06-07, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. A building in Hanoi, Vietnam. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam unidentified sites. Henry Kissinger, unidentified officials, press corps members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0226-08-16, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Officials seated at a conference table. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam unidentified sites. Henry Kissinger, unidentified officials, press corps members.

Roll WHPO-E0227 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0227-, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Henry Kissinger during various activities in Bangkok, Thailand. 2/10/1973, Bangkok, Thailand airports, building, road. Kissinger, Vietnamese or Thai officials, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-E0228 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0228-, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger seated with an unidentified Vietnamese official during a meeting. Reporters or assistants seated around periphery of room taking notes. Seated Photographer holding camera up. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam large conference room or ballroom. Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, unidentified officials, press corps reporters and photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0228-16, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger seated with an unidentified Vietnamese official during a meeting with many officials seated listening. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam large conference room or ballroom. Henry Kissinger, unidentified officials, press corps reporters and photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0228-31, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger seated with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong during a meeting. Unidentified Vietnamese man seated nearby to Van Dong writing on a notepad. Possibly an interpreter. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam large conference room or ballroom. Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, unidentified official.

Roll WHPO-E0229 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0229-02-04, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger seated with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong during a meeting. Unidentified Vietnamese man seated nearby to Van Dong holding a notepad. Possibly an interpreter. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam large conference or ballroom. Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, unidentified official.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0229-03, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger seated with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong during a meeting. Unidentified Vietnamese man seated nearby to Van Dong holding a notepad. Possibly an interpreter. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam large conference or ballroom. Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, unidentified official.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0229-05-26, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger seated with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong and others in the American and Vietnamese delegations. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam large conference or ballroom. Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, unidentified official.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0229-27-29, Presidential Palace exterior. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, unidentified official.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0229-30-36, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour sitting with the American and Vietnamese delegations at a large table. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam large conference or ballroom. Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, unidentified official.

Roll WHPO-E0230 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0230-02A-14A, Henry Kissinger's Far East Tour. Arrival in Hanoi. Kissinger greeting Vietnamese officials and walking away from the plane with diplomats. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam airports, road, Hanoi building. Kissinger, Vietnamese prime minister, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0230-15A-35A, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger seated with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong during a meeting. 2/10/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam large conference room or ballroom. Henry Kissinger, Vietnamese prime minister, officials, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-E0244 Photographer: Smith | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0244-, President Nixon approaching the helipad to greet Vice President Agnew. 2/10/1973, San Clemente, California helipad, Western White House. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, military personnel.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0244-12A, Vice President Agnew stepping off the Marine 2 helicopter and shaking hands with President Nixon at the Western White House helipad. 2/10/1973, San Clemente, California helipad, Western White House. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, military personnel.

Roll WHPO-E0245 Photographer: Wilcoxen | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0245-, President Nixon approaching a helipad to greet Vice President Agnew. 2/10/1973, San Clemente, California helipad, Western White House. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, military personnel.

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• WHCA-SR-L-130
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler with press pool report. (2/10/1973, President's Compound, San Clemente, California)
  
  Runtime: 0:17:30
  
  Keywords: Press conference, news conference, interviews, media, press secretary, briefings, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, Indochina War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Asia, Southeast Asia, Philippines, China, Thailand, Nepal, Mal
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by GLG (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: 31 minutes and 37 seconds of silence at end of recording removed from access copies.

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• WHCA-6102
  J Hobson Special AND "McCaffery at Large".
  NBC
  Runtime: 01:00:29
• WHCA-6103
  "Agronsky & Company".
  NBC; Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
  Runtime: 00:33:14
• WHCA-6119
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  15. Utley: POWs coming home. Time Code Start: 37:05. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, releases. Network: NBC.
  
  16. Utley: Peace still not at hand in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 38:04. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.
  
  17. Utley/Rich: Kissinger in Cambodia. Time Code Start: 39:00. Keywords: officials, travel, trips, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  18. Utley/Brady: Ceasefire. Time Code Start: 42:05. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires. Network: NBC.
  
  19. Mudd/Schieffer: POWs. Time Code Start: 44:17. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, releases. Network: CBS.
  
  20. Mudd/Quint: Vice President Agnew in California; Henry Kissinger in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 45:50. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, cabinet, advisors, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  21. Mudd/Wagner: Demonstration in Hue. Time Code Start: 48:10. Keywords: demonstrations, rally, protests, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.

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